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we had a man jumping from the is educational background -- from the second floor. >> okay, you had one that jumped? >> yes, sir. >> how is that person doing? >> i cannot reveal their condition, but they have been transported. >> we also heard that one firefighter was injured, is that correct? >> yes, that's affirmative, but he should be fine. >> do we know what may have started it had? >> no, we don't know what started it. the fire will be under investigation. all of our members who do spawn, they did an extremely good job and i want to congratulation them for the work that they have done. >> reporter: talk a little bit about the fire response. we understand that this went to a second alarm, which means an extra set of fire engines were called out. is that correct? >> yes. that is the precautionary on my part. i was concerned about the fire extending down to the units. as it turned out, it was not necessary. just a precaution. >> chief, is it normal or protocol for you to come out to these fires? i'm just wondering what you're doing here today at this fire. >> i'm a d.c. resident first
we had a man jumping from the is educational background -- from the second floor. >> okay, you had one that jumped? >> yes, sir. >> how is that person doing? >> i cannot reveal their condition, but they have been transported. >> we also heard that one firefighter was injured, is that correct? >> yes, that's affirmative, but he should be fine. >> do we know what may have started it had? >> no, we don't know what started it. the fire will be under...
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kia said not only did romney insult educators, he also insulted the poor. obama wasn't a big winner tonight either. he lacked an aggression. so overall i think it was a fair fight. you can leave your comments by going to facebook.com/wusa9. >>> the candidates can get carried away sometimes when they are explaining their positions. so did mitt romney or president owe bottom ma stretch the truth -- president obama stretch the truth when they were talking about taxes. derek mcginty watched the debate with our partners at "u.s.a. today." >> reporter: there was a lot to talk about and a lot of facts out there, especially this $5 trillion in tax cuts. president obama says that's what romney wants to do. romney says not me. take a listen. >> governor romney's central economic plan calls for a $5 trillion tax cut on top of the extension of the bush tax cuts. that's another trillion dollars. and $2 trillion in additional military spending that the military hasn't asked for. >> i don't have a $5 trillion tax cut. i don't have a tax cut of a scale that you're talking
kia said not only did romney insult educators, he also insulted the poor. obama wasn't a big winner tonight either. he lacked an aggression. so overall i think it was a fair fight. you can leave your comments by going to facebook.com/wusa9. >>> the candidates can get carried away sometimes when they are explaining their positions. so did mitt romney or president owe bottom ma stretch the truth -- president obama stretch the truth when they were talking about taxes. derek mcginty...
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he also took issue with suggestions that gambling proceeds won't go to education. o'malley called that ludicrous and pointed to his administration's record spending on schools. >>> this morning, a group is fed up with pepco and is calling to get rid of the power community. officials and customers all met in silver spring last night. the group suggested a public utility offered by the county. many have complained about their ability to restore service during outages and keep power on. the meeting comes after a state task force recommended companies like pepco to add a monthly surcharge to pay for upgrades. >>> you can now make sure everyone notices your facebook updates for a small fee, that is. the social network is offering a new feature that allows users to make their posts more visible. the promote option, expected to cost about $7 apiece, will make posts higher up on your friends' news feeds. facebook says this new feature will be useful for everything from engagements to garage sale announcements. >>> nearly two dozen dogs rescued from a puppy mill could be re
he also took issue with suggestions that gambling proceeds won't go to education. o'malley called that ludicrous and pointed to his administration's record spending on schools. >>> this morning, a group is fed up with pepco and is calling to get rid of the power community. officials and customers all met in silver spring last night. the group suggested a public utility offered by the county. many have complained about their ability to restore service during outages and keep power on....
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there is educational exhibits as well for kids to have fun while learning about public safety and the environment. >> the carnival for the first time this year, and an incredible number of events out here. face painting, petting zoo, a dozen food vendors. it's all about education and fun here at fair fax county. >> and i also understand there will be an appearance of a certain peacock. this event starts at 10:00, runs to five, and the event is free. this is the second and last day of this event. we're live in fairfax county. back to you. >> derek paints quite a picture. >> i wonder if he will come back with some face paint. >> i'm wearing it, you can't tell? >> very natural look for you. >> maybe i'll go for a different picture next time. >>> new this morning, two area earthquakes rattled north texas. both quakes were centers just west of dallas texas and hit just after midnight. >> i left california, i thought i was done with earthquakes. i was in the 90s san francisco earthquake, and the so i feel like they're just following me, and here i am in texas. >> those were the '89 earthqua
there is educational exhibits as well for kids to have fun while learning about public safety and the environment. >> the carnival for the first time this year, and an incredible number of events out here. face painting, petting zoo, a dozen food vendors. it's all about education and fun here at fair fax county. >> and i also understand there will be an appearance of a certain peacock. this event starts at 10:00, runs to five, and the event is free. this is the second and last day...
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we can't afford to gut our investments in education. or clean energy. or research. and technology. we can't afford to roll back regulations on wall street banks or oil companies or insurance companies. that is not a jobs plan. it's not a plan to grow our economy. it's sure not a plan to strengthen our middle class. we have been there. we have tried that. we're not going back. we are moving forward. we've got a different view about how we create jobs and prosperity in this country. [applause] this country doesn't just succeed when just a few are doing well at the top. succeed is when the middle lass gets bigger. our economy doesn't grow from the top down. it grows from the middle out. we don't -- we don't believe that anybody's entitled to success in this country. but we do believe in opportunity. we believe in a country where hard work pays off. and responsibility is rewarded. and everybody's getting a fair shot. and everybody's doing their fair share. and everybody's playing by the same rules. believehe country we in. that's what we've been fighting for for the last four years. th
we can't afford to gut our investments in education. or clean energy. or research. and technology. we can't afford to roll back regulations on wall street banks or oil companies or insurance companies. that is not a jobs plan. it's not a plan to grow our economy. it's sure not a plan to strengthen our middle class. we have been there. we have tried that. we're not going back. we are moving forward. we've got a different view about how we create jobs and prosperity in this country. [applause]...
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she educated herself about coal- fired plants and emissions and commissioned three studies. one of the most important studies was from a local scientist who disproved what the company was saying about something called downwash. instead of pollutant particle going up into the atmosphere, the scientists found they were actually coming down into the neighborhood. >> it proved that more than 1,200 hours a year this plant was emitting sulfur dioxide beyond the national standard. >> reporter: the downwash was due in part to the short stacks required because the plant is in the flight path of national airport. a penn state study matched the company's coal to that gray residue and a harvard study connected residents' health problems to pollutants spewed out by the plant. >> we can all take a deep breath. >> reporter: but until the last 15,000 tons of coal is gone elizabeth chimento will be keeping track. peggy fox, 9 news now. >> clean-up will take about 18 months at the plant. most of genon's 120 workers have transferred or retired and there's no word on what's next for that valuab
she educated herself about coal- fired plants and emissions and commissioned three studies. one of the most important studies was from a local scientist who disproved what the company was saying about something called downwash. instead of pollutant particle going up into the atmosphere, the scientists found they were actually coming down into the neighborhood. >> it proved that more than 1,200 hours a year this plant was emitting sulfur dioxide beyond the national standard. >>...
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of course, no education. the hardest thing i ever had to do. >> reporter: this act gives no freebies. to get to the ballot, prerequisites tacked on. paid tax, registered for selective service, plan to apply for full citizenship. supporters of the act say they want equal footing for all college bound in the community. the dreamers, the investment made in early education. >> we need them to build and assist in making a better america. in building of our future. >> some people that have been here for a really long time, and that's like, like a sister or brother, not being able to go to college. >> reporter: after the rally in langley park, time to strike up the band and march to the university of maryland campus. the senior director torres says the efforts lay preparation for larger immigration reform. >> we truly believe that the sooner the president is going to be re-elected, president obama, the first priority in 2013. >> reporter: a long march from langley park to college park with long uphill stretches but
of course, no education. the hardest thing i ever had to do. >> reporter: this act gives no freebies. to get to the ballot, prerequisites tacked on. paid tax, registered for selective service, plan to apply for full citizenship. supporters of the act say they want equal footing for all college bound in the community. the dreamers, the investment made in early education. >> we need them to build and assist in making a better america. in building of our future. >> some people...
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>> or any post educational school, whether it's technical or kozmatology. anything that is education beyond high school. >> healing comes to in the face of a 16-month-old baby girl. she's named for the grandfather she will not have a chance to know. 31 minutes after sonny buchanan was shot, he was putting gasoline into his taxi when he, too, was killed by a bullet that seemed to come from nowhere. years after sadness for his family lessened by the joy brought by the baby. >> especially my mom. she lost her best friend. it was definitely the hardest on her. i just have not seen her so happy since my daughter has been born. >> reporter: there will be a prayer vigil held at 6:30 thursday at the united methodist church in gaithersburg. it will honor the memories of the sniper victims. jackie bensen, news 4. >>> the redskins announced their support for a new casino. team ownership released a statement endorsing question seven saying it's a tremendous opportunity for prince gorges keown atnd all of maryland to create thousands of good paying jobs and help provide
>> or any post educational school, whether it's technical or kozmatology. anything that is education beyond high school. >> healing comes to in the face of a 16-month-old baby girl. she's named for the grandfather she will not have a chance to know. 31 minutes after sonny buchanan was shot, he was putting gasoline into his taxi when he, too, was killed by a bullet that seemed to come from nowhere. years after sadness for his family lessened by the joy brought by the baby. >>...
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the president accused romney of dishonest about romney's cuts,ons on tax education, and job outsourcing. now we have some breaking news from the romney campaign tonight. the gop -- gop challenger newsworthyfox apologized for calling 47% of americans victims. called these, "completely wrong." romney was near virginia for a rally. finally, we have learned mitt will test those good morning america one day next week. -- guest host "good morning america" one day next week. abc says it is in discussions for first lady obama, as well. whenever her schedule allows. the message if you plan on going to a national playoffs game. cooper.derson >> local families devastated by d.c. sniper attacks come .ogether >> i am bob ryan. the weather center. it is a mild night. weeks of this campaign... and more ads. you, in your living room or... what i'd say. losing nearly eight hundred... mired in iraq. nation we are... moving forward again. get folks back to work and... again. that with even bigger... fewer regulations... prosper. on the same trickle-down... in the first place. so what's my plan? manufactur
the president accused romney of dishonest about romney's cuts,ons on tax education, and job outsourcing. now we have some breaking news from the romney campaign tonight. the gop -- gop challenger newsworthyfox apologized for calling 47% of americans victims. called these, "completely wrong." romney was near virginia for a rally. finally, we have learned mitt will test those good morning america one day next week. -- guest host "good morning america" one day next week. abc...
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the contracts must now be approved bit chicago board of education. you will recall teachers walked off the job last month canceling class for 350,000 students for seven days. they finally agreed to suspend the strike pending the outcome of the official contract vote. >>> a former prince george's county fire department official who pleaded guilty to extortion, conspiracy and tax evasion has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison. prosecutors say carl grandow bribed public officials in exchange for a development near a metro station that he had financial interest in. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley is peeking out against penn national gaming. he says the casino is running false ads against question seven on the november ballot. >> penn, the gaming company that is funding all of these ads trying to claim that these monies never go to school, total hogwash, complete lie that penn is perpetuating. total falsehood for them to say we are not investing more then indication. >> in a statement, the spokesman for the campaign behind the has respond
the contracts must now be approved bit chicago board of education. you will recall teachers walked off the job last month canceling class for 350,000 students for seven days. they finally agreed to suspend the strike pending the outcome of the official contract vote. >>> a former prince george's county fire department official who pleaded guilty to extortion, conspiracy and tax evasion has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison. prosecutors say carl grandow bribed public...
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many support causes like education and aids awareness. some tell us this is not any different. >> i guess it is ok. >> others feel otherwise. >> i feel like if people are violent overseas they may get violent year. i think they should not put it up. >> she is referring to the recent youtube video that caused violent and of the protests across the middle east. the organization behind these ads says they are not trying to promote violence. some riders helped the group is prepared for backlash just like a maker of the youtube them. >> it goes along the same lines. >> the judge ruled metro officials must put the ads up by 5:00 this evening. metro officials tell us they will comply with the judge's orders. >> it was a cold start to the moment after the big chill came in over the weekend. that is not cooling down the taste of d.c. >> there is some good food out here. we will try some of that. the doors open up at 12:00. it runs until 7:00 rain or shine. i told the organizers of a call for nothing but sunshine, but there could be some showers in
many support causes like education and aids awareness. some tell us this is not any different. >> i guess it is ok. >> others feel otherwise. >> i feel like if people are violent overseas they may get violent year. i think they should not put it up. >> she is referring to the recent youtube video that caused violent and of the protests across the middle east. the organization behind these ads says they are not trying to promote violence. some riders helped the group is...
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he also took issue with suggestions that gambling proceeds won't go to education. o'malley called that ludicrous and pointed to his administration's record spending on schools. >>> this morning a group frustrated with pepco wants to replace the power company. there was a meeting in silver spring. the group suggested a public utility operated by the county. many have complained of pepco's ability to restore service and keep power on. the meeting came after a state task force recommended companies like pepco to add a monthly surcharge to pay for upgrades. >>> nearly two dozen dogs rescued from a puppy mill could be ready for adoption pretty soon here. the dogs were picked up in south carolina. police say they were among 200 animals living in deplorable conditions. many of them have issues like eye infections or skin irritations, even some socialization problems. medical and behavior teams are working to improve their conditions now. some of these dogs could be ready for adoption in the next few weeks. >> give them a good home, will you? >> definitely need that for su
he also took issue with suggestions that gambling proceeds won't go to education. o'malley called that ludicrous and pointed to his administration's record spending on schools. >>> this morning a group frustrated with pepco wants to replace the power company. there was a meeting in silver spring. the group suggested a public utility operated by the county. many have complained of pepco's ability to restore service and keep power on. the meeting came after a state task force recommended...
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education was very important. i would love to be evidence in my children to a better school but at the moment that are not accessible. things were not looking good for mitt romney. it was quite natural for him to come out there and be very defensive, as he was denied to the next few weeks will be very crucial with the election being rider on the corner. i totally support barack obama, and we will go through it to the finish line. >> i think president barack obama really held his composure. there may have been times that he wanted to get frustrated or upset that he really held himself. i commend him for not getting upset and showing his frustration. it is only the first debate and we still have the vice- presidential debate. the republicans should not get so uppity with this whole thing because it was the first debate. governor mitt romney had to really come out there and show himself because it has not been looking at good for him the last few weeks. i don't think president barack obama did anything wrong. i just
education was very important. i would love to be evidence in my children to a better school but at the moment that are not accessible. things were not looking good for mitt romney. it was quite natural for him to come out there and be very defensive, as he was denied to the next few weeks will be very crucial with the election being rider on the corner. i totally support barack obama, and we will go through it to the finish line. >> i think president barack obama really held his...
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it's meant to educate and empower women. >> it is free and all are welcome but it's important people register. >> absolutely. they can register by going to the website at virginiahospitalcenter.com. >> you're going to have to hours you're devoting to educating and teaching women. give us some more highlights of what will happen when someone shows up. >> there are wellness booths. there is a physical therapy demonstration. and there's a panel of four women physicians. so three breast surgeons and a breast medical oncologist. >> the one lesson that you want to educate women about is that cancer, breast cancer is a beatable disease. i was just on a panel moderating a panel talking about empowering women on prevention. one of the doctors who is a survivor said it's easier than you think to prevent cancer. what are the steps that you would tell women to take to start preventing some cancers? >> well, there are many things that we can do to reduce our risk for breast cancer. one is to exercise 30 minutes three times a week or more. reducing alcohol, not smoking. the biggest thing is really
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. >>> the fairfax county school system is applying for the department of education's race to the top grant. that's according to "the washington post." the grant is worth $40 million. the funds would be spent upon schools where more than 40% of the students receive free or reduced lunches. the race to the top deadline is at the end of the month. the winners will be announced at the end of the year. >>> 5:36 is the time. making themselves at home. the animal invasion that has people in one virginia community asking for help this morning. "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> the d.c. action for children's luncheon to celebrate and announce its new interactive e-data book, which allows people to get information on fighting child poverty. it's amazing because the map's online. you can scroll over the wards and the schools and show exactly where children are in need and the graduation rates. it's very helpful in the fight against child poverty.
. >>> the fairfax county school system is applying for the department of education's race to the top grant. that's according to "the washington post." the grant is worth $40 million. the funds would be spent upon schools where more than 40% of the students receive free or reduced lunches. the race to the top deadline is at the end of the month. the winners will be announced at the end of the year. >>> 5:36 is the time. making themselves at home. the animal invasion...
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they are upset about the cuts in education. >>> we are marking a grim milestone this week. dean herald mimyers was killed on october 9th, 2002. he was the seventh person killed during the attacks. his family lives outside the area and they were worried about his safety, but myers downplayed their concerns. pete williams joins us now with more from the myers family. pete? >> jim, doreen, we talked to bob myers who is his brother and we asked a question we haven't heard much about. when the sniper shooting started here on october 2nd, whether he ever talked to his brother, a civil engineer who lived in the washington area about them and whether they were concerned for his brother, here's what he said. >> we were very specific. we, when we saw the pattern of unexplained murders and they kept happening, we were very specific with him and asked him to use his vacation time and come home until things calmed down down there. and his comment was, well, it's millions of people down here, why would they get me? >> it was four days later that bob myers was watching the local news and
they are upset about the cuts in education. >>> we are marking a grim milestone this week. dean herald mimyers was killed on october 9th, 2002. he was the seventh person killed during the attacks. his family lives outside the area and they were worried about his safety, but myers downplayed their concerns. pete williams joins us now with more from the myers family. pete? >> jim, doreen, we talked to bob myers who is his brother and we asked a question we haven't heard much about....
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. >>> the fairfax county school system is applying for a department of education's race to the top grant. that's according to "the washington post." the grant is worth up to $40 million. county officials say the funds would be spent on schools where more than 40% of the students receive free or reduced lunches. the winners will be announced before the new year. >>> police have yet to say if foul play may be involved in the disappearance of a fairfax county teenager. for a second day, police officers along with a helicopter crew searched face park off picket road for any sign of brian glenn. the 16-year-old was last seen'droing off his younger brother at w.t. woodson school. shortly after, he was seen at du dunkin donuts. police are also going through glenn's cell phone or computer for any hints about where the teenager might be. >>> an apology from american airlines. how many flights are grounded as the company tries to make sure no more seats come loose in the air. >>> we can rule out big foot on mars. nasa says this picture from the red planet is actually a treadmark left by curiosity.
. >>> the fairfax county school system is applying for a department of education's race to the top grant. that's according to "the washington post." the grant is worth up to $40 million. county officials say the funds would be spent on schools where more than 40% of the students receive free or reduced lunches. the winners will be announced before the new year. >>> police have yet to say if foul play may be involved in the disappearance of a fairfax county teenager....
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. >> reporter: udc employees, overall, make less than other educators in the washington area. and to attract and retain good educators, it requires good pay. >> and we're fulling -- pulling from the same talent pool. you have to recruit the same kind and they have that competition. >> reporter: the plan still has to be approved by the council and mayor. the mayor won't rule out a one- time payment to help udc turn things around. >> and sometimes you may have to get an investment to get you where you have to get to. >> reporter: and the salary study will be done by the end of the year and he would not give an exact figure of how many employees could lose the jobs and the report points out that the plan could bring legal action from those who don't like it, will? >> i know you will stay on this for us, matt, thank you. >> uh-huh. >>> controversial ads went up in 10 subway systems last week. aspect islamic blogger pamela gellar sued to force the transportation authority to put the ads up and wants to do the same thing in d.c.'s metro stations. we'll find out what the judge's deci
. >> reporter: udc employees, overall, make less than other educators in the washington area. and to attract and retain good educators, it requires good pay. >> and we're fulling -- pulling from the same talent pool. you have to recruit the same kind and they have that competition. >> reporter: the plan still has to be approved by the council and mayor. the mayor won't rule out a one- time payment to help udc turn things around. >> and sometimes you may have to get an...
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thanks to everyone who has been sending these pictures >>> in "education nation," an award-winning teacher who believes he's found a simple method to help his students succeed. his 10th grade history students are already taking classes for college credit. pat lawson muse takes us to the classroom to see him in action. >> i'm less concerned about you guys getting the correct answers to these and more concerned about you having some kind of technique for how to do it. >> reporter: in his world history class, daniel moses quiz es these 10th graders about religions in the world. >> what's the first word that just popped in your head? >> reporter: for the past four years moses has been teaching the class. he loves teaching the students and they love learning. >> his teaching method is very good. i actually learned things in his class. >> he comes in every day prepared and happy. >> reporter: the preparation has paid off. moses was recently named teacher of the year by the friendship consortium in the district and baltimore city. >> when our students talk about the amount of work that he does wi
thanks to everyone who has been sending these pictures >>> in "education nation," an award-winning teacher who believes he's found a simple method to help his students succeed. his 10th grade history students are already taking classes for college credit. pat lawson muse takes us to the classroom to see him in action. >> i'm less concerned about you guys getting the correct answers to these and more concerned about you having some kind of technique for how to do it....
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part of our education nation series. >> good morning. geeks, nerds, techies, whatever you call them they're good with computers. the tech savvy high schoolers are getting hands on training in a field that's known to pay very well. think of them as computer geeks. in training. >> i'll give you ten more seconds. >> these freshmen at fairmont heights high school are taking classes in the one-year-old i.t. academy. >> i've never had any class like this before so it shows me a new side of what we can do. >> reporter: students choose to focus on computer programming or engineering. >> tell me what is going on. >> reporter: the teacher and program coordinator colin white says the classes help them get professionally certified right now. >> they come into this room and i think it really energizes them for the rest of the day because they really feel they've done something. >> reporter: across the hall in the distribution center and repair shop these same students work as technicians. >> all of the county's school computers come here first and th
part of our education nation series. >> good morning. geeks, nerds, techies, whatever you call them they're good with computers. the tech savvy high schoolers are getting hands on training in a field that's known to pay very well. think of them as computer geeks. in training. >> i'll give you ten more seconds. >> these freshmen at fairmont heights high school are taking classes in the one-year-old i.t. academy. >> i've never had any class like this before so it shows me...
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lottery officials say the real winners are three public school educators. >>> if you thought we have a lot of accidents around here, check this out. at least 61 rear end crashes were reported on one chinese road in just 20 hours over the weekend. that's about three accidents an hour. it was a holiday weekend in china as the mid-autumn festival got under way. police say that meant a number of cars on the road and backups that stretched for miles. >> i cannot imagine. what is it, a billion people over there? >> there's a lot of people on bikes too and a lot of people driving more these days in china as well. this helps us appreciate washington traffic. we don't see that often. >> 5:29 is our time. we've also been seeing pretty nice weather the last couple of weeks. tom, what's in store? >> the weekend was great. now this morning, we're dealing with fog. we don't see any fog here around washington. here's a live view from our nbc 4 hd city camera. the monument under a partly cloudy sky. the beautiful, bright full moon under a western sky. we did have overnight showers. those are gone. n
lottery officials say the real winners are three public school educators. >>> if you thought we have a lot of accidents around here, check this out. at least 61 rear end crashes were reported on one chinese road in just 20 hours over the weekend. that's about three accidents an hour. it was a holiday weekend in china as the mid-autumn festival got under way. police say that meant a number of cars on the road and backups that stretched for miles. >> i cannot imagine. what is it, a...
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but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> the "today" show is up next on nbc 4. let's find out what they're working on. >> lester holt joins us live from new york. good morning, lester. >> good morning. coming up on a saturday morning on "today" with exactly one month to go until election day we're looking where the race stands for the white house. we'll also take a close look at the unemployment numbers. are they too good to be true? also ahead a u.s. olympic speed skater admits to tampering with a rival's skate before a big competition and is coming clean now. he'll join us for a live, exclusive interview to explain why he did it. plus the story of a miracle recovery. a 23-year-old woman's brush with death when her skull was se
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so-called dreamers who want to get an education and contribute to their communities are still not rushing to take advantage of president obama's immigration policy change. >> i feel powerless at some point, because i can't vote. >>> and it's a challenge to get a baby to eat vegetables sometimes. but we found one couple ready to share the secret to their success. >>> breaking news right now in the city of fairfax. a police search team is looking for a teenager who's been missing since monday. they're looking for this young man, 17-year-old brian glen. he was last seen early monday morning on the grounds of wt woodson high school in fairfax. right now bloodhounds and rescue teams arehecking out where the teenager's car has been found. police and the boy's family are quite concerned for his safety. >>> secretary of state hillary rodham clinton is promising a full and transparent investigation into the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. the u.s. ambassador and three other americans were killed in that attack. secretary clinton said the government is committed to compiling
so-called dreamers who want to get an education and contribute to their communities are still not rushing to take advantage of president obama's immigration policy change. >> i feel powerless at some point, because i can't vote. >>> and it's a challenge to get a baby to eat vegetables sometimes. but we found one couple ready to share the secret to their success. >>> breaking news right now in the city of fairfax. a police search team is looking for a teenager who's been...
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umc specializing in online education of students, more than half are military members and their families. >>> council chairman phil mendelson plans to introduce an amendment to district charter today that would grant the city budget autonomy. d.c. leaders have asked for budget autonomy for years, but congress has refused to give up control. it would go to voter referendum. if that is approved, both congress and the president would have to approve. >>> this is the last chance to put a casino in prince george's county for several years. governor o'malley says he won't take up gambling again in his tenure. voters will vote to approve a gambling bill. it would put a casino in prince george's county and table games at all maryland casinos. >>> o'malley is showing off political muscle literally in a challenge to virginia governor bob mcdonnell. the maryland governor invited mcdonnell to a debate and other competitions on wtop. >> we can have a discussion about how we can work together to create jobs and opportunity now, and it can be followed immediately by a push-up contest. >> what? >> where
umc specializing in online education of students, more than half are military members and their families. >>> council chairman phil mendelson plans to introduce an amendment to district charter today that would grant the city budget autonomy. d.c. leaders have asked for budget autonomy for years, but congress has refused to give up control. it would go to voter referendum. if that is approved, both congress and the president would have to approve. >>> this is the last chance...
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but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> tomorrow is sentencing day for jerry sandusky. in june, the former penn state assistant football coach was convicted of sexually abusing young boys. sandusky is expected to make a statement before the judge tomorrow, but his attorneys say no one else will speak on his behalf. instead, the judge will review letters written by some of sandusky's friends and family. danielle lee has more on what we can expect at tomorrow's hearing. >> reporter: tuesday jerry sandusky will return to the same centre county courthouse where he was escorted out in cuffs just over three months ago. he'll emerge from isolation thinner, and wearing an orange jumpsuit instead of a sports coat. >> we've known for a l
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all five educators facing a slew of charges. >>> hope you enjoyed that weather out there today. things are about to change. erica grow will be along in a minute with a lock at your full forecast. it's tough out there this weekend. and right after the break, four students travel to guatemala to live on $1 a day. the mission? put the spotlight on world poverty. you'll meet one of those students up next. >>> can you imagine living on just $1 a day? it's not actually a choice for more than a billion people living around the world who exist in poverty. before students decided to give it a try. with $56. the guys filmed everything, all in the effort to fight world poverty. joining me now is zach and hanah. zach is the executive director and cofounder of living on one and hanah is the program director and cofounder. great to have you here. >> all right, i got to start with you. why do this? it does remind me of this federal official who is going to live on food stamps. they crushed him as a carpet bagger. are you worried about that criticism? >> well, the point of this was to bring awa
all five educators facing a slew of charges. >>> hope you enjoyed that weather out there today. things are about to change. erica grow will be along in a minute with a lock at your full forecast. it's tough out there this weekend. and right after the break, four students travel to guatemala to live on $1 a day. the mission? put the spotlight on world poverty. you'll meet one of those students up next. >>> can you imagine living on just $1 a day? it's not actually a choice for...
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but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. dit's just that simple, i mean, needit's a no brainer.and. anncr: every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty... million at casinos in west virginia, delaware... and pennsylvania. one west virginia paper calls it a "cash cow" for them. but its cost maryland over one billion dollars. money that could have created good jobs and... better schools for us. question seven keeps maryland money in maryland. david smallwood: question seven, i think it will be a... good thing for the state of maryland. sated a special night to honor the grace and buttive our female war veterans. first miss veteran america pageant was held last night. -- >>> a special night to honor the grace and beauty of our f
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we also want continuing medical education, not just the training from the laser company. >> tell us, what procedures should only be done by a doctor of the popular ones being done now? >> when we look at medical versus cosmetic, fillers, neurotoxins or botox should be done by a licensed person. there are certain medical ancillary care people who are licensed and do go through the training such as physicians assistants, nurse practitioners. >> state issued licenses? >> state issued. the first thing you want to do, wherever you are going check with that state to see what their requirements and legal issues are with these type of medi-spas. >> be careful. whatever you are doing. >> particularly doing things with your face and eyes. there's a lot of lacic centers around. if something happens, that's your eyesight. if something happens, that's your face. be careful. >> thank you. it's always great to see you. thanks a lot. it's 11:51. coming up, a bear gets a stern talking to. plus, meteorologist, >>> the world famous hollywood sign is getting a make over. the letters will be stripped dow
we also want continuing medical education, not just the training from the laser company. >> tell us, what procedures should only be done by a doctor of the popular ones being done now? >> when we look at medical versus cosmetic, fillers, neurotoxins or botox should be done by a licensed person. there are certain medical ancillary care people who are licensed and do go through the training such as physicians assistants, nurse practitioners. >> state issued licenses? >>...
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while another said not only did romney insult educators but the poor. and president obama wasn't a winner either. he lacked aggression. he we'd like you to leave your comments by going to our facebook page wusa9. >>> the economy and jobs will be an important part of the election. jessica is here with our local jobs picture and it's pretty good compared to the rest of the country. >> this is another situation where we're saying thank goodness we live in the washington region. the latest unemployment figures are out. let's take a look. at 5.5%, the washington metro area continues to have the lowest unemployment rate of the nation's major job markets. unemployment down all over. northern virginia came in at 4.3%, down from 4.8% at this time last year. suburban maryland stood at 6%, town from 6.2%. d.c. 8.8%. that was down from 10.4% this time last year. things are looking good right now but they may not continue to do so. >> when i first got here, it was always about the federal government and contractors made this place recession proof until we heard the
while another said not only did romney insult educators but the poor. and president obama wasn't a winner either. he lacked aggression. he we'd like you to leave your comments by going to our facebook page wusa9. >>> the economy and jobs will be an important part of the election. jessica is here with our local jobs picture and it's pretty good compared to the rest of the country. >> this is another situation where we're saying thank goodness we live in the washington region. the...
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but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> time is 6:10. when is the last time you sent an old fashioned greeting card? hallmark is closing one of its greeting card plants in texas. doing so reduces production by a third and cuts about 300,000 jobs. more and more people are using social media to contact people for those big events. there's so many of those different sites where you can send invitations out for free. >> i'm on board with that. when it comes to a birthday or holiday, i want to open a card. >> something to be said about that, old fashioned card. >> i like that. >> let's get a check on the weather with veronica johnson. >> same here. it's kind of like it's part of the present, right? >>> we've got something to greet y
but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> time is 6:10. when is the last time you sent an old fashioned greeting card? hallmark is closing one of its greeting...
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dramatically cut assistance to education in our country. as someone who grew up, the first of my country to go to program, i want loans to be out there and keeping student loan interest rates low so that everyone can achieve an education. it is very important to do this and a balanced way. >> one i am there we are going to have a joe kyrillos -- i will work on end compromise along the way, without sacrificing principle with my colleagues. and with the executive branch. and so, there you go. talk about congressman ryan, it is always the other guy's fault. you have been there a long time. i think your entire term. i have some specific plans. we have discipline here in new jersey. it is not always pretty. but when we deal with our state budget, we do what we need to do. we work hard. and we make things right. we now spend 24% of the economy on the government. i want to get it down to its historic place of closer to 20% over time. that will take work. and it will take some time. but we have no choice. >> a question for joe kyrillos. >> as the u
dramatically cut assistance to education in our country. as someone who grew up, the first of my country to go to program, i want loans to be out there and keeping student loan interest rates low so that everyone can achieve an education. it is very important to do this and a balanced way. >> one i am there we are going to have a joe kyrillos -- i will work on end compromise along the way, without sacrificing principle with my colleagues. and with the executive branch. and so, there you...
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i think the survey indicates that people are better educated when they come to our site. in addition, the rest of the media is talking about our work in great ways. i think that when you look back on this election, we will say, this was the year of the fact checker. this was the year that fact checking really hit critical mass. let me get to predictions -- i think this will come up in the debate. not because mitt romney will bring it up, but because he will be asked about it by one of the moderators. but the romney campaign has shown no signs of pulling back on this. i got a mail -- i live in virginia -- i got a mail at my house for my daughter, who registered to vote a week ago. it repeated all the lines in the welfare at. i think the romney campaign has found a message that it once to -- wants to keep hitting. i think that will come up in the debate. we will hear from obama. initially, we saw this in the polls, this has resonated, their traditional scare seniors about medicare tactics. that has been working really well. so i think obama will bring that up. one thing we
i think the survey indicates that people are better educated when they come to our site. in addition, the rest of the media is talking about our work in great ways. i think that when you look back on this election, we will say, this was the year of the fact checker. this was the year that fact checking really hit critical mass. let me get to predictions -- i think this will come up in the debate. not because mitt romney will bring it up, but because he will be asked about it by one of the...
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. >> or she leaves cards like this one at each painting, just to educate the public about what she is doing. there have been some surprises, look what happened here on wisconsin avenue. >> when we noticed it was starting to rain, we pulled the painting in. you want to protect it. >> with the rain, that port gnat was back a. bicyclist passing by. he studied it and decided to take it. she doesn't mind. >> even if it's somebody else opening their eyes and recognizing their neighbors, that's wonderful. it makes me happy. >> letting go, accepting life just like this project as is. in washington, beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> the news keeps coming. san yancy with your news edge. >> plenty of jabs thrown this season. president obama and mitt romney took off the gloves. the president jabbed back going after romney on healthcare and tax cuts for the wealthy. tom, what is the reaction from both candidates? >> we've been on the phone tonight with both campaigns. we spoke with one romney campaign official who said quote, he crushed it. quite frankly. the romney forces appeared their a-game left on
. >> or she leaves cards like this one at each painting, just to educate the public about what she is doing. there have been some surprises, look what happened here on wisconsin avenue. >> when we noticed it was starting to rain, we pulled the painting in. you want to protect it. >> with the rain, that port gnat was back a. bicyclist passing by. he studied it and decided to take it. she doesn't mind. >> even if it's somebody else opening their eyes and recognizing their...
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. >> 48.5% of the slot machine proceeds and 15% of the table games revenues go directly into the education trust fund. that trust fund, even though our gaming regimen has only relatively recently started in maryland, over the last few years, i believe it has already jen yate rated in the -- generated in the neighborhood of $100 million for maryland schools. >> the governor said education funding in maryland has more than doubled from $3.9 billion in 2006 to $7.3 billion in next year's budget. >>> the news edge back in d.c. and a familiar scene today as "occupy" d.c. protestors hit the streets on the anniversary of their demonstrations here in the nation's capital. protestors return to rally against what they call corporate greed. dozens of people representing the so-called 99% marched downtown amid all of the chanting and chaos, protestors say they have only grown stronger and more determined. maureen umeh joins us live from northwest with a closer look at the fight. maureen? >> reporter: will, occupy protestors are making their way back here to a project that is being rain-filled but they
. >> 48.5% of the slot machine proceeds and 15% of the table games revenues go directly into the education trust fund. that trust fund, even though our gaming regimen has only relatively recently started in maryland, over the last few years, i believe it has already jen yate rated in the -- generated in the neighborhood of $100 million for maryland schools. >> the governor said education funding in maryland has more than doubled from $3.9 billion in 2006 to $7.3 billion in next...
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lawmakers say the expansion would raise revenue for education. but how much of the money will actually go to schools. i spoke with the director of the maryland budget and tax policy institute. it is a nonpartisan organization and he says if voters approve the referendum, there should be close to $200 million that goes into the education trust fund. by the year 2016. >> all of the money will go to the education trust fund and will go to local schools. but the state may then use some of the money it saves because it doesn't have to use tax dollars for that school aid, and use that for health care and public safety, and parks and other good things that we depend on from the state. so it helps the state treasury. it will help the budgets. >> right. >> but it is wrong to say that it will increase education aid dollar for dollar. >> so what about job creation? that is another thing that they speak of. the ones who want you to vote in favor of this referendum. head to myfoxdc.com for our entire interview. >> massive automatic federal cuts are set to tak
lawmakers say the expansion would raise revenue for education. but how much of the money will actually go to schools. i spoke with the director of the maryland budget and tax policy institute. it is a nonpartisan organization and he says if voters approve the referendum, there should be close to $200 million that goes into the education trust fund. by the year 2016. >> all of the money will go to the education trust fund and will go to local schools. but the state may then use some of the...
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and informational and educational time for them. >> that's right. because we have information for people on housing and health care and legal and financial information. even entertainment and all those kinds of things that people are looking for you get a chance to pick up information. also lots of free giveaways and door prizes. it's a lot of fun plus a live band. >> and some entertainment. if you are 50 or older or if you have a loved one who is 50 or older, you'll want to come to these two expos. this sunday it's going to be at ballston mall in virginia. on sunday, the 14th of october it's going to be at white flint mall. stuart will be there. >> noon to 4:00 both days, both locations. >> that's important, noon to 4:00. come on out. i'll be there. and we'll have lots of fun. and of course don't forget to pick up your free copy of the beacon newspaper. if you live in montgomery county, the league of women voters has an outline that you'll want. >> 20-page voters guide. very helpful about all the different issues facing montgomery county. >> don't
and informational and educational time for them. >> that's right. because we have information for people on housing and health care and legal and financial information. even entertainment and all those kinds of things that people are looking for you get a chance to pick up information. also lots of free giveaways and door prizes. it's a lot of fun plus a live band. >> and some entertainment. if you are 50 or older or if you have a loved one who is 50 or older, you'll want to come to...
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the simplest answer has to do with education. if you adjusted those rates for the various education levels within each of those groups, they'd be a lot closer. for example, if you look at the unemployment rate for high school graduates, it's probably around 8% or 9%. college graduates, around 4%. one explanation. and, look, there's still discrimination in our job market against minorities, that's another explanation. >> okay. look, it's not just jack welch, whom we heard from, perpetuating this conspiracy theory. look at these interviews. congressman alan west, senator john mccain both on cnbc. here we go. >> i know. >> you are alleging specifically that the president is engaging in a cover-up of the data. you are saying that the administration is actively manipulating that data. correct? >> well, absolutely. >> frankly, i am not enough of an economist to question exactly what those numbers are. our discussion about the warren act that just took place where there are blatant violations of the law, i wouldn't put anything past thi
the simplest answer has to do with education. if you adjusted those rates for the various education levels within each of those groups, they'd be a lot closer. for example, if you look at the unemployment rate for high school graduates, it's probably around 8% or 9%. college graduates, around 4%. one explanation. and, look, there's still discrimination in our job market against minorities, that's another explanation. >> okay. look, it's not just jack welch, whom we heard from,...
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a lot of people have left the job market permanently and people not educated now to take those particular jobs so those jobs are gone forever. i have personal experience that i talked about before of trying to find a patternmaker. the garment center no longer exists in new york. you don't find pattern makers any more. the job went overseas and so did the work. amazing. connell: the of this thing in these statistics, 870,000 jobs in the household survey is a huge number but historically ridiculously volatile, two thirds of them were part-time jobs. 582,000 americans taking part-time positions. a lot of those people would rather be working full time but many would rather be working full time. if you are mitt romney talking about a few minutes of terrific week in the debate and they say he won the debate. does this change his strategy or his conversation? i am back, the debate, took it to the president and now we have a jobs report where the president can saying the getting better? >> you can say things are getting better but it is a relative thing. after four years on would hope they are ge
a lot of people have left the job market permanently and people not educated now to take those particular jobs so those jobs are gone forever. i have personal experience that i talked about before of trying to find a patternmaker. the garment center no longer exists in new york. you don't find pattern makers any more. the job went overseas and so did the work. amazing. connell: the of this thing in these statistics, 870,000 jobs in the household survey is a huge number but historically...
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made big sacrifices to get his son and daughter educated in this country. he was shot and killed as he pumped gas on connecticut avenue on october 3, one of three people killed that morning, a fourth was killed that night. his son, andrew, talked with us this afternoon. >> it's been a long time. we miss my dad. >> give me a memory or thought, what was he like? >> he was a bigger guy. he was a gentle giant. he works hard. i mean, came from another country. he did things me and my sister can't accomplish. he gave us opportunities we couldn't have. he was 17. it's very, very hard to see how somebody who is not your father has such an influence on you to make you do things you shouldn't be doing. when i was 17, i never thought about going around and doing some attacks on good people, you know. >> you've been watching us, told the washington post he was a monster, he felt like scum. this young man doesn't want to hear it. we heard that from a lot of people today. they are not in the mood for forgiveness. we talked to the wife earlier by phone. she wasn't up to t
made big sacrifices to get his son and daughter educated in this country. he was shot and killed as he pumped gas on connecticut avenue on october 3, one of three people killed that morning, a fourth was killed that night. his son, andrew, talked with us this afternoon. >> it's been a long time. we miss my dad. >> give me a memory or thought, what was he like? >> he was a bigger guy. he was a gentle giant. he works hard. i mean, came from another country. he did things me and...
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. >> this is very serious and it is being dealt with with experts in education and mental health. even so, these are not the kinds of problems to consol in one day at a conference. the issue is why our minority students being arrested and detained unequally all over the state'? local -- young people in trouble with the law for crimes from us all to murder. >> i work with a lot of young adults who have left the school system. some were incarcerated unfairly. some more inappropriately charged. now they cannot go to school. they cannot get a job. >> minorities are more likely to spend time behind bars and white youths. but those attending the conference say that there's enough blame to go around. >> the why is because we have not given them the opportunities to determine how we change our behavior. >> most agree that the problems are larger than any one government agency. they believe accountability starts with the ones affected the most. >> unless we have the parent and child participation, especially those impacted by the system, we do not see real change. we can have a public conv
. >> this is very serious and it is being dealt with with experts in education and mental health. even so, these are not the kinds of problems to consol in one day at a conference. the issue is why our minority students being arrested and detained unequally all over the state'? local -- young people in trouble with the law for crimes from us all to murder. >> i work with a lot of young adults who have left the school system. some were incarcerated unfairly. some more inappropriately...
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umc specializes in online education for many students, half ofitary members and their families. >> little warm out? >> tell us what you got there, buddy. >> guess who's dancing gangnam style this morning. i hold up t-shirts from my school visits. this is a t-shirt that was printed that says national league east division champions. am i saying this? is this real? is this a dream? it's not a dream. it happened last night. >>> as we take a look outside, there is washington as bleary eyed nats fans are waking up this morning after the celebration last night. what a wonderful, wonderful event for our city and for our whole region and for all the nats fans. 65 now at reagan national and cloudy there. just to the west there are showers coming there. a long train of rain that stretches from the carolinas all the way up to the mid-atlantic states. closer to washington now. getting a few sprinkles in montgomery county, 270 up to frederick, and interstate 70 frederick up to baltimore. and farther south and west of us from generally 66 through fairfax all the way to front royal. it's very wet, gettin
umc specializes in online education for many students, half ofitary members and their families. >> little warm out? >> tell us what you got there, buddy. >> guess who's dancing gangnam style this morning. i hold up t-shirts from my school visits. this is a t-shirt that was printed that says national league east division champions. am i saying this? is this real? is this a dream? it's not a dream. it happened last night. >>> as we take a look outside, there is...
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skill workers, more educated workers are doing very well no matter what race they're from. less skilled, less educated workers are doing very poorly no matter what race they're from. >> reporter: another key demographic for the president, young people ages 18 to 29. they voted 66% for the president in 2008. the unemployment rate among that group now, 11.8%. jon? jon: wow! molly henneberg in washington. molly, thanks. jenna: interesting to see the breakdowns, isn't it? jon: when you slice and dice the country up the picture is really bad in spots. jenna: depends on the age, the region. we'll talk a lot about the jobs numbers throughout the day today. again we're waiting on the president and his comments on numbers. mitt romney expected to make a an appearance in the next hour. meantime a convicted murderer get as happy birthday present after his panel recommends he should get parole. the partner in crime on the right-hand side of your screen is charles manson. is he about to go free? we'll take a closer look at that, that is for sure. >>> your seatbelt may be fastened by you
skill workers, more educated workers are doing very well no matter what race they're from. less skilled, less educated workers are doing very poorly no matter what race they're from. >> reporter: another key demographic for the president, young people ages 18 to 29. they voted 66% for the president in 2008. the unemployment rate among that group now, 11.8%. jon? jon: wow! molly henneberg in washington. molly, thanks. jenna: interesting to see the breakdowns, isn't it? jon: when you slice...
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these were mostly gains in health and education. i'm hopeful actually that the ticking down of the unemployment figure will make it a little easier to come to the kind of grand bargain we're going to need to come to after the election. as carl said, whoever is president will have to lay out a long, hard slog ahead and we need math that works. that means probably raising taxes or at least cutting some loopholes and making the tax code simpler, raising revenue, making some investments but maybe curbing entitlements. >> i want to bring in ralph nader, three-time presidential candidate and author of the new book called "the 17 solutions." always good to have you on the program. thanks for being here. mitt romney is painting himself as a defender of the middle class. he says he won't raise taxes on the middle class, won't cut education. has a plan to cover people with pre-existing conditions. is this the real mitt romney? give us your take on this economic debate. >> it's clearly the new fake romney on the debate and president obama coul
these were mostly gains in health and education. i'm hopeful actually that the ticking down of the unemployment figure will make it a little easier to come to the kind of grand bargain we're going to need to come to after the election. as carl said, whoever is president will have to lay out a long, hard slog ahead and we need math that works. that means probably raising taxes or at least cutting some loopholes and making the tax code simpler, raising revenue, making some investments but maybe...
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district education officials launched an investigation. >>> facebook for a fee. the social network revealing a new charge to get your posts noticed. jackie has that story this morning. >> facebook has long said that it's free and it always will be. but that's unless you want more of your friends to see what you have to say. the social media giant is rolling out a feature to let users pay to promote their posts, just like the advertisers do. the service has been tested in new zealand and gradually introduced in 20 other countries. facebook saying that promoting a post like announcing a garage sale or engagement will bump it up higher in your friends' news feed. facebook hasn't set a definitive price for promoting a post, but some say that you could see prices of $7 per update. aaron, back over to you. >> thank you. >>> one of the world's largest tech companies could be coming to the district. microsoft is one of three companies chosen by mayor vincent gray to develop a technology center on the campus of st. elizabeth's hospital. a french lighting company and atlan
district education officials launched an investigation. >>> facebook for a fee. the social network revealing a new charge to get your posts noticed. jackie has that story this morning. >> facebook has long said that it's free and it always will be. but that's unless you want more of your friends to see what you have to say. the social media giant is rolling out a feature to let users pay to promote their posts, just like the advertisers do. the service has been tested in new...
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now think about this vision of education. education to the age of 18 with proper vocational qualifications, and then think about the vision on offer from the conservatives. michael gove. michael gove, who wanted to bring back two-tier academic exams. i remember what that was like. o-levels and cses one whole group of young people written off. we are not going back to those days. michael gove who has contempt for vocational qualifications and has abolished some of the best vocational qualifications our country has. and michael gove who has nothing to say about education to 18. so in education there really is a choice of two futures. education for a narrower and narrower elite, with the conservatives. or a one nation skills system as part of a one nation economy with the next labour government. to be a one nation economy we have to make life just that bit easier for the producers, and that bit harder for the predators. predators and producers, i think one year on people know what i was talking about. you see businesses tell me
now think about this vision of education. education to the age of 18 with proper vocational qualifications, and then think about the vision on offer from the conservatives. michael gove. michael gove, who wanted to bring back two-tier academic exams. i remember what that was like. o-levels and cses one whole group of young people written off. we are not going back to those days. michael gove who has contempt for vocational qualifications and has abolished some of the best vocational...
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with education, he presented to be in support of that. one of the things that stuck immediately was he is looking to cut pbs. i can't imagine anyone going growing up without reading rainbow and sesame street. i didn't feel specifics. >> your former u.s. army officer, you served in the united states military. you now work in i.t. you are a supporter of president obama. this was a domestic issues debate tonight. what we didn't hear was any talk about what either one of these candidates would do in finding jobs for veterans. was this a glaring admission? we have a new generation returning to this country from war, but yet we heard no talk of how veterans were going to be provided for in jobs in this economy. >> fortunately, the president has a very clear record of supporting veterans both on the economic side and on the actual defense side. so since it was an economic debate on domestic policy, veteran job act, which the president strongly supported, which was to incentivize businesses to recruit and hire veterans who are just coming back fr
with education, he presented to be in support of that. one of the things that stuck immediately was he is looking to cut pbs. i can't imagine anyone going growing up without reading rainbow and sesame street. i didn't feel specifics. >> your former u.s. army officer, you served in the united states military. you now work in i.t. you are a supporter of president obama. this was a domestic issues debate tonight. what we didn't hear was any talk about what either one of these candidates...
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. >> i think it goes back to the type of hiring they did, the educational requirements that they were allowed to put in place, which were not high enough, in my view. >> reporter: now, as for that officer that led a firefighter carry a gun right through security, tsa says the person responsible has been pulled from duty this week with possibly more disciplinary action to come. david? >> mark greenblatt tonight, thank you. >>> from tsa agents under fire to the border patrol agent now under investigation by the fbi tonight. the agent shot and killed a mother of five while she was in the driver's seat of her car and this evening there are two very different accounts of what happened just before that shooting. here's abc's reena ninan now. >> reporter: a makeshift memorial to honor a mother of five who family and friends say shouldn't have died at the hands of a u.s. border agent. >> i think we're all shocked. we want answers. >> we just want justice, that's it. >> reporter: there are varying accounts of how valeria alvarado was killed during a confrontation with a plainclothes agent serv
. >> i think it goes back to the type of hiring they did, the educational requirements that they were allowed to put in place, which were not high enough, in my view. >> reporter: now, as for that officer that led a firefighter carry a gun right through security, tsa says the person responsible has been pulled from duty this week with possibly more disciplinary action to come. david? >> mark greenblatt tonight, thank you. >>> from tsa agents under fire to the border...
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i got a chance to catch up with the fellows at dematha to find out what this top notch education is all about. >> spend a day at damatha catholic high school and a lot of things you can't put a finger on. the pairtle involvement, the teacher to student ratio. all difficult to see at first glance. what you can see is that there are no girls and students say that's a good thing. >> with all guys it was really weird at first, but i would say that helps a lot because you're not trying to impress girls or trying to talk girls in class and helps you focus better and you don't care what you look like. you don't really care about nothing but football and school and that helps you keep focus. >> reporter: what it lacks on one hand, it offers ten fold on the other, literally ten fold. >> since 1990, the football program has sent at least ten players every year to school on full football scholarships. that doesn't happen unless, you know, guys have a great balance of on the field success and getting it done in the classroom. >> and that's the common ground around here. you're a young man with any
i got a chance to catch up with the fellows at dematha to find out what this top notch education is all about. >> spend a day at damatha catholic high school and a lot of things you can't put a finger on. the pairtle involvement, the teacher to student ratio. all difficult to see at first glance. what you can see is that there are no girls and students say that's a good thing. >> with all guys it was really weird at first, but i would say that helps a lot because you're not trying...
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total falsehood for them to say we're not investing in education. >> the spokesman behind the ads say they're not our assertions but independent media fact checks. >>> the washington redskins are endorsing question 7. the organization said that it supports major economic initiatives. county leaders are thrilled and say it's a major endorsement they never expected. >> i think it's a big endorsement. not only leaders in the washington area, but a great company in prince georges county that didn't have to do this and doesn't have anything with the issue any going on and came in saying this is good for public service and the county and this is a big endorsement for us and we're pleased. >> and hundreds of millions in revenue and a new casino and table games. >>> coming up on the news edge. >> if this is you in this portrait, it's yours for the taking. i'm beth parker. fine art next to a dumpster, not what you might expect coming up. i will tell you about the new form of art that is hitting the streets of d.c. krystal conwell : we see a lot of problems with the... number of students that w
total falsehood for them to say we're not investing in education. >> the spokesman behind the ads say they're not our assertions but independent media fact checks. >>> the washington redskins are endorsing question 7. the organization said that it supports major economic initiatives. county leaders are thrilled and say it's a major endorsement they never expected. >> i think it's a big endorsement. not only leaders in the washington area, but a great company in prince...